Faculty Development Program - FDPs
5-day AI bootcamp for faculty and HODs: teaching, research, accreditation and automation.
- Duration
- 5 days · 30 hrs
- Mode
- Offline / Online / Hybrid
- Level
- Faculty, HODs & Academic Leaders
- Course fee
- Fee on request
Prerequisites
- Faculty members, HODs, deans, academic coordinators or TPOs
- Basic computer literacy — no coding background required
- Laptop with internet and a Google account for hands-on AI tool labs
What you get
- Live mentor-led sessions with recordings for lifetime revision
- Portfolio-ready projects reviewed by industry practitioners
- Course completion certificate plus certification exam prep
- Resume, LinkedIn and mock-interview support
- Placement assistance with our hiring partner network
Syllabus
One complete 5-day programme — day-wise curriculum.
5-Day AI Bootcamp for Faculty, HODs & Academic Leaders
One complete 5-day programme (6 hrs/day · 30 hrs) with 80% hands-on practice across 15+ AI tools — from classroom teaching to research, accreditation and department-wide automation.
Who it's for: Faculty members, HODs, deans, academic coordinators and TPOs across all disciplines. No coding background required.
AI Foundations for Educators
Understand AI, generative AI and responsible use in higher education.
Sessions
- Introduction to Artificial Intelligence and AI trends in higher education
- Generative AI and Large Language Models explained for educators
- AI ethics, academic integrity and responsible AI in the classroom
- Getting productive with ChatGPT, Gemini, Copilot and Perplexity
Hands-on
- Set up and compare responses across three AI assistants for your subject
- Draft an academic-integrity policy note for your department
Tools
AI-Powered Teaching & Content Design
Build lesson plans, lecture material and interactive classroom content.
Sessions
- Prompt engineering for lesson plans, course outcomes and learning objectives
- AI-assisted teaching methodologies and smart classroom strategies
- Designing AI-powered presentations, infographics and interactive material
- Assessment design: question banks, rubrics and personalised feedback
Hands-on
- Build a full lecture note set and lesson plan with ChatGPT / Gemini
- Design an AI-generated presentation deck for one unit of your subject
- Generate a unit-wise question bank with rubrics
Tools
AI for Research & Academic Writing
Accelerate literature review, paper drafting and publication quality.
Sessions
- AI in research: topic discovery, literature review and evidence synthesis
- Academic writing, paraphrasing and citation / reference management
- Research summary and paper drafting workflows with NotebookLM
- Plagiarism, AI-detection awareness and ethical authorship
Hands-on
- Draft a literature review using Elicit, Consensus and SciSpace
- Produce a research summary and abstract for one of your papers
Tools
Accreditation, Documentation & Department Administration
Automate NAAC/NBA documentation and daily academic paperwork.
Sessions
- AI for accreditation documentation (NBA, NAAC) and departmental reporting
- Documentation automation: circulars, minutes and official communication
- Faculty productivity systems and department administration with AI
- Data handling and reporting with AI in Google Workspace / Excel
Hands-on
- Generate an NAAC/NBA documentation pack and departmental report
- Automate circular, minutes and email drafting templates
Tools
Automation, Custom AI Assistants & Institutional Strategy
Ship your own AI assistant and an institution-wide adoption roadmap.
Sessions
- AI automation and workflow design for academic departments
- Building custom AI assistants and GPTs for teaching and admin
- AI adoption strategy and capacity building for colleges
- Post-training implementation, governance and community support
Hands-on
- Build an AI Teaching Assistant for your department
- Automate a routine academic task end to end with Zapier / Make.com
- Develop an AI implementation roadmap for the institution
Tools
Learning outcomes
- Design AI-assisted lesson plans, slide decks and assessments for any subject
- Run literature reviews and draft research papers faster with AI research tools
- Automate NAAC / NBA documentation and departmental reporting
- Build and deploy a custom AI teaching assistant for your department
- Lead AI adoption and capacity building across your institution